So everyone has a hard time baking at altitude, since I have lived here quite a number of years, I think I have perfected some recipes I would like to share with you. 

One of the first things I learned was to cut the sugar in half and increase the flour just a bit.  If your recipe calls for 2 cups of flour, add maybe another 1 /4 cup.  If your recipe calls for 1 cup, maybe just an extra tablespoons would do the trick.  I also use Fleischman's margarine in all my baking here at 9700 feet...and everyone raves about my baking.  

My families favorite cookie recipe is chocolate chip/oatmeal cookies so I thought I would start with this recipe:

1 cup Fleischman's margarine
1/2 cup both brown and white sugar
1.5 tsp baking soda
2 tsps vanilla
.5 tsp salt
2 eggs

Mix these 6 ingredients together until creamed, add

2.25 cups unbleached flour
2 cups chocolate chips or a 12 oz bag
2 cups oats, I usually use old fashioned but quick oats would do just fine too.

Mix together, preheat oven at altitude to 360 degrees and spoon onto cookie sheet and bake for 12-13 minutes...makes about 36 cookies. 

Please try the recipe and let me know what you think...thanks.

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